Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Ask Nixon his thoughts on blocking for the duo and I’m positive that he jumped in excitement higher than No. 10 himself did at the 2012 NFL Combine.

With a college career that included paving the way for another Heisman-winning quarterback, find out what the former Gator brings to the Nation’s Capital here:

In Nixon’s first year in Gainesville in 2009, he was inserted into the starting lineup with five games remaining in the season.

At the time, Florida was riding a 19-game winning streak and had aspirations of back-to-back National Championship victories behind the arm, and legs, of Tim Tebow.

Nixon was playing left tackle at the time and had the duty of protecting the south paw’s strong side.

Freshman lineman starting for Florida under then-head coach Urban Meyer was a rarity.

In fact, at the time, he was only the second first-year lineman to start under Meyer. The other is three-time Pro Bowler Maurkice Pouncey.

Meyer had this to say about Nixon’s freshman campaign.

“That tells you the quality of player. That is usually a position that requires a three year maturity process and it takes a special guy that can come in and play as a true freshman. He is a high level player that has a great attitude.”

Despite the fact that Nixon’s name wasn’t called over the weekend, he was graded at 67.2, according to his NFL.com draft profile, meaning that most predicted that he would go off the board on Saturday.

Washington doesn’t mind that they were still able to acquire him and are ready to see what he can add to an offensive line laden with seasoned veterans and 2012 draft picks.

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Sounds like a candidate for the practice squad. Yes the Redskins have the offensive line back, and the draft picks from the previous 2 years but the more youngins practicing and learning the better. Of course he could get picked up and added to the active roster by another team .